Solving the drug allergy puzzle: A Q & A with Ami Belmont
Belmont discusses the impact of antibiotic allergy labels on patient care and the latest guidelines for caring for surgical patients with penicillin allergies. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
The Evolutionary Origins of Psychedelics
Humans rely on a bevy of strange natural chemicals to liven up our food and drink, to endure pain, and to change our perspective. We use caffeine from coffee, tea, and yerba mate to stimulate our bodies and minds, capsaicin from red pepper flakes or isothiocyanates in horseradish or wasabi to enliven our food with spice, and codeine or morphine to endure the pain of injuries and surgeries.
Lately, though, some have also turned to psychedelics like psilocybin to change their perspectives. In fact, researchers are beginning to test if they could serve as new treatments for mental health disorders.
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Source: TIME: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Whiteman Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Antimicrobial resistance: Why our medicines may stop working
Antibiotics have been called 'wonder drugs' - but can they survive a new wave of superbugs? Euronews explains. In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming revolutionised the world of medicine when he discovered penicillin. After leaving an untidy workspace while he went on holiday, he returned to find…#alexanderfleming #petri #fleming #howardflorey #ernstchain #penicillin #practising (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period
(MedPage Today) -- Syphilitic uveitis cases requiring hospitalization increased from 2010 to 2019 in the U.S., amid a national shortage of the standard-of-care injectable penicillin G, according to a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Looking... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Successful Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Pediatric ED Successful Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Pediatric ED
Direct oral challenge is appropriate for children requiring acute antibiotics.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Single Dose of Antibiotic Cured Early Syphilis, Even in Those With HIV
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- One dose of benzathine penicillin G for the treatment of early syphilis was shown to be noninferior to a regimen of three weekly doses a week apart, even among people who are living with HIV, a randomized trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
A Simple Way to Determine if a Patient Is Really Allergic to Penicillin
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON – Patients with a penicillin allergy may be delabeled based on methods that don't require specialist intervention or other more resource-intensive testing, a researcher reported.
In a quality-improvement project... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pediatric EDs Able to Sway Some Families, Clinicians on Penicillin Challenge
(MedPage Today) -- A minority of families and healthcare providers were willing to have pediatric emergency departments (EDs) conduct a direct oral challenge (DOC) to delabel penicillin allergies in children, a cohort study showed.
After considering... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 4, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Millions Of Britons Avoid Penicillin — But Most Don’t Need To
In the U.K., around 4 million people — or 6% of the population — have " penicillin allergy " in their medical record. But most can likely tolerate the drug. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy, pharmacists warn
Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Many Diphtheria Vaccines are Currently Licensed in the US?
Discussion
Diphtheria is caused by the toxin produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Two other Corynebacterium species (C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis) may produce diphtheria toxin; both species are zoonotic. Diphtheria is spread by respiratory droplets and also contact with open ulcers or sores. Incubation period is 1-10 days with a usual period of 2-5 days. The bacteria attacks the respiratory tract mucosa causing cellular death which in turn causes a “pseudomembrane” of tissue to build up causing respiratory distress and possible death due to airway obstruction (5-10% for general population but up to...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 25, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you…
Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China.
I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1
We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004.
Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections.
Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut.
That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other.
The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection.
These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
New test reveals whether you really ARE allergic to penicillin
Around three million Britons are listed on their medical records as having suffered a reaction to penicillin, making it unsafe for them to take it to treat infections, such as dental abscess and meningitis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
